Easy Comeback Win For Galileo’s Found

Runner-up in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas here May 24 and the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 19, TDN Rising Star Found enjoyed a saunter around the Curragh in an already weak renewal made even less significant by the scratching of her barnmate Ol’ Man River (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) to return to the winner’s circle for the first time since the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp on Arc day. Given the manner of that success in October, it is surprising that the bay had been without a win in 2015 but two strong efforts at the top level suggested she retained much of her ability and it is significant that she had for a short while been under consideration for a crack at the G1 Epsom Derby. Rested since the Marcel Boussac runner-up Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) had gained her revenge at the Royal meeting, she was settled in second early by Seamie Heffernan tracking Answered and was in second gear throughout. Only requiring a shake of the reins to brush aside that rival 100 yards out, she recorded the kind of facile score that her ego demanded as she is built towards a high-profile autumn campaign. “That is the first time Found has run beyond a mile and we always felt she was crying out for it,” Aidan O’Brien commented. “The plan was always to keep her to a mile until Ascot and then give her a break. We could have a look at the Arc with her. You would have to be delighted with that for her first run back. She has plenty of pace and over a mile she was probably getting there too early. Seamie gave her a lovely ride.”

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
KILFRUSH STUD ROYAL WHIP S.-G3, €65,000, CUR, 8-23, 3yo/up, 10fT, 2:09.88, g/f.
1–FOUND (IRE), 124, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Red Evie (Ire) (Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 7-9.5f, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 7-9f, G1SW-Eng & Ire, $763,111), by Intikhab
2nd Dam: Malafemmena (Ire), by Nordico
3rd Dam: Martinova, by Martinmas (GB)O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan. €42,250. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 2yo Filly-Eur, Fr & Ire, G1SW-Fr, MG1SP-Ire & G1SP-Eng, 7-3-3-1, $529,843. *Full to Magical Dream (Ire), GSW-Ire, $118,485. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Answered (GB), 135, c, 4, Authorized (Ire)–Dublino, by Lear Fan. (50,000gns Wlg ‘11 TA11). O-Godolphin; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Jim Bolger. €13,000.
3–Highly Toxic (Ire), 135, g, 4, Dalakhani (Ire)–Chiang Mai (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. (€60,000 Ylg ‘12 GOFORB). O-Mrs Patrick J Flynn; B-Castlemartin Stud & Skymarc Farm (IRE); T-Patrick Flynn. €6,500.
Margins: 4, 12, NO. Odds: 0.60, 1.50, 25.00.
Scratched: Ol’ Man River (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the brisnet.com PPs. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.